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LENGBY, MN—A Fosston man has been cited after a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Lengby. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was called around 9:30 Sunday night to the intersection of County Road 4 and 460th Street SE in Lengby. The driver of the motorcycle, 32-year-old Nicholas Rood of Fosston, was northbound when he went into…
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HOUSTON, TX—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The First World Robotics Conference wrapped up on Saturday. The Dally Division was the winner, comprised of teams from Madera, California, Studio City, California, Minneola, Florida and San Diego, California. Warroad’s team, FRED, finished in 29th place in the Dally Division with a…
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HOUSTON, TX—The FIRST Robotics World Championships are taking place in Houston, Texas. R&J Broadcasting’s Noah Harren is in Houston following Warroad’s team at the Worlds….and while he was there, he met with students from defending world champions MadTown from Madera, California. Brianna Mendoza was part of last year’s team and talks about that experience. Ian…
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ST. PAUL, MN— Minnesota State Representative Steve Gander speaking to R&J News following Governor Tim Walz’s State of the State speech earlier this week. The East Grand Forks Republican compared Minnesota’s economy from the time before Walz took office and the current situation. Gander was talking about a bill he proposed that would help Minnesota…
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GRAND FORKS, ND—The University of North Dakota has given a backhand to its men’s and women’s tennis teams, cancelling both programs immediately. Both of the Fighting Hawks’ tennis teams finished second in the Summit League this season. UND remains in compliance with Title IX because both the men’s and women’s teams were cut. North Dakota…
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FERTILE, MN—R&J News has told you about Fertile-Beltrami senior Drew Gullickson and his performance in the classroom and on the basketball court. Last month, he won the Minnesota State High School League’s Triple A award for participation in athletics, arts and academics. That earned Gullickson a one thousand dollar scholarship for each of the next…
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ST. PAUL, MN—Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gave his final State of the State speech Tuesday night. State Representative Steve Gander of East Grand Forks questioned the timing of Governor’s address. Here’s our full interview with Representative Gander:
HILLSBORO, ND—A woman from Emarado is accused of threatening several people at Mayville State University. According to court documents, Ann Paciaroni was speaking to a Mayville State University professor on March 10. The professor told Paciaroni that she had an assignment due and her laptop didn’t meet the technology requirements for the course. The professor…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke has this week’s school news, including a scholarship awarded to a senior.
ULEN, MN—Students at Ulen-Hitterdal will have a half day of classes on Wednesday. But those students will be working on the other half of the day, as Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson explains. You can hear the latest Ulen-Hitterdal School News Monday afternoons at 1:05 on KRJB 106.5 FM.